Dark Side Of The Moon
A Ghostbusters/Sailor Moon Crossover
By Dan Ectodude Shannon
Chapter 4
The Call
October 22, 1995
Ghostbusters HQ
2:13 P.M.
Ecto 1 pulls into the garage area of the fire hall, as Lucky Black parks on the curb outside. As Peter, Ray, and Egon step out of Ecto, Dan walks in with a loaded trap. Winston follows moments later, shutting the door behind them. Egon and Ray walk upstairs to the lab, as Peter and Winston talk to Janine. Dan walked down to the Containment unit to empty the trap.
Dan made his way down the dark stairs to the basement. The clank of metal rang under his boots with each step Dan made. When he got to the floor, he hit the switch for the lights. He walked towards the large red, comic-looking storage housing, and made his way up the steps to the loading matrix.
Now, if he remembered correct, it was load the trap cassette in the matrix, close system, set entry grid, neutralize field, and pull lever. Dan did exactly those steps, and got a green light.
Dan: Well, at least now I know how to empty the trap.
Dan shut the light off, and walked back up the stairs. After Dan returned to the ground level, looked around, and spotted Janine at her desk, along with Peter and Winston.
Dan: I'm going to get back to work on my computer. If you need me, you know where I am.
Dan walked up the stairs to the bunkroom. He passed by the lab, where Egon and Ray continued whatever it was they were working before the call. They were working on something so top secret, not even Slimer knew what they were working on. They seem to have been working on it for weeks. Dan wondered for the same amount of time what the hell they were doing.
He just ignored it, and continued on his way. Dan walked into the room, and went to his workstation.
***
Back downstairs, Janine stood at the filing cabinets, with a drawer open, pulling out the credit file, when the phone rang. Startled by the ringing of the phone, she dropped the folder on the floor. She quickly turned to her desk, and picked up the receiver...
Janine: Ghostbusters?... Yes, hold on. :: hits hold button:: Guys! Someone on the phone!
Back upstairs, Dan yelled out...
Dan: I got it! ::Picks up phone:: Hello, Ghostbusters. Dan Shannon speaking.
Man on phone: Hello. This is American Ambassador Roger Flint from Japan? Are you a Ghostbuster?
Dan: Yeah. Can I help you?
Roger: We have a major problem, and we need you in Tokyo.
Dan: ::long pause:: What?
Roger: I have direct orders from the Emperor of Japan for you to get here as soon as possible.
Dan: Is this a joke? If this is a joke, it's not very funny, and I will hang up.
Roger: This is no joke. Sir, I'm dead serious.
Dan: ::long pause:: Aw, crap. Alright. What's the problem?
Roger: We have people starting to disappear from Crystal Lake Park. They go out for a walk, they turn up missing the next day.
Dan: They call that, "The Missing Persons List."
Roger: I know that, but this isn't just one person missing a night. People are disappearing in droves. Some of Japan's top scientists researched the area, and found little to nothing.
Dan: Still, what does this have to do with us?
Roger: One of the scientists was a Parapsychologist, and he got a huge EM surge, which had something to do with it. He said you guys were needed there because of it.
Dan: How are we going to get there?
Roger: We already have tickets wired to JFK. We're awaiting your arrival.
Dan: Alright. We'll be there as soon as we can. ::hangs up phone:: Yeech, this is ridiculous.
Dan stood up, and walked out of the bunkroom. He walked to the lab, knocked on the door, and stepped in. As he did, Ray and Egon quickly shoved objects into lock-boxes, and turned around to look at Dan...
Ray: What is it?
Dan: Meeting. Lounge area. Now.
Dan stepped out of the lab, and proceeded back towards the lounge area, where Peter and Winston were sitting on the couch, watching the news. Dan, Ray and Egon walked into the lounge. Ray and Egon took a seat on the couch, as Dan stood and spoke...
Dan: Ok boys, listen up. ::turns off TV:: The American Ambassador of Japan just called, and said we have to go to Tokyo.
Peter: Why?
Dan: Something about disappearing people in the park there. The guy said they were disappearing in flocks.
Ray: What does it have to do with ghosts?
Dan: He said something about a EM surge. I don't know how it connects. What does EM Radiation have to do with ghosts?
Egon stood from his seat, and pushed his glasses back up on his nose, as he was prepared to speak.
Egon: Remember the day I told you about how the equipment worked?
Dan: Vaguely. What about it?
Egon: Psychokinetic Energy is made of Electrons and Neutrons. EM Radiation is very similar to PKE, because of the characteristics of them both.
Dan: Ah. I know where you're getting at. EMR and PKE are both just fields of Electrons and Neutrons.
Egon: Precisely. Before I created the PKE meter, I used an EMF detector. Most Parapsychologists still use EMF detectors, as an aid for detection.
Winston: Look, we are a constant target for crank calls. Do you know if it was really a Tokyo call, or just a prank?
Dan: The guy said he wired plane tickets to JFK. Check to see if they're really there.
Peter: Hold on, I'll do it.
Peter got up from the couch, and walked to the phone on the top of the TV. He picked up the receiver, and dialed 411. After a moment, he spoke into the phone...
Peter: New York. JFK Airport, please. ::very long pause:: Yes, I would like to check reservations for plane tickets?... Ghostbusters?... Ok, I'll hold... ::pause:: Round trip for 5 to Tokyo?!?... Uh, no. Everything's fine. I was just a little surprised at how many I signed up:: nervous laugh::... Uh, yeah... Thank you. ::hangs up phone.:: They're really there!
Winston: I guess it's not a joke!
Dan: That's unless the airport is in on it!
Ray: And the odds on that are?
Egon: 3,000,000,000 to 1.
Dan: That was a rhetorical question, Speges.
Egon: Oh.
Ray: I guess we should start packing.
To Be Continued...
A Ghostbusters/Sailor Moon Crossover
By Dan Ectodude Shannon
Chapter 4
The Call
October 22, 1995
Ghostbusters HQ
2:13 P.M.
Ecto 1 pulls into the garage area of the fire hall, as Lucky Black parks on the curb outside. As Peter, Ray, and Egon step out of Ecto, Dan walks in with a loaded trap. Winston follows moments later, shutting the door behind them. Egon and Ray walk upstairs to the lab, as Peter and Winston talk to Janine. Dan walked down to the Containment unit to empty the trap.
Dan made his way down the dark stairs to the basement. The clank of metal rang under his boots with each step Dan made. When he got to the floor, he hit the switch for the lights. He walked towards the large red, comic-looking storage housing, and made his way up the steps to the loading matrix.
Now, if he remembered correct, it was load the trap cassette in the matrix, close system, set entry grid, neutralize field, and pull lever. Dan did exactly those steps, and got a green light.
Dan: Well, at least now I know how to empty the trap.
Dan shut the light off, and walked back up the stairs. After Dan returned to the ground level, looked around, and spotted Janine at her desk, along with Peter and Winston.
Dan: I'm going to get back to work on my computer. If you need me, you know where I am.
Dan walked up the stairs to the bunkroom. He passed by the lab, where Egon and Ray continued whatever it was they were working before the call. They were working on something so top secret, not even Slimer knew what they were working on. They seem to have been working on it for weeks. Dan wondered for the same amount of time what the hell they were doing.
He just ignored it, and continued on his way. Dan walked into the room, and went to his workstation.
***
Back downstairs, Janine stood at the filing cabinets, with a drawer open, pulling out the credit file, when the phone rang. Startled by the ringing of the phone, she dropped the folder on the floor. She quickly turned to her desk, and picked up the receiver...
Janine: Ghostbusters?... Yes, hold on. :: hits hold button:: Guys! Someone on the phone!
Back upstairs, Dan yelled out...
Dan: I got it! ::Picks up phone:: Hello, Ghostbusters. Dan Shannon speaking.
Man on phone: Hello. This is American Ambassador Roger Flint from Japan? Are you a Ghostbuster?
Dan: Yeah. Can I help you?
Roger: We have a major problem, and we need you in Tokyo.
Dan: ::long pause:: What?
Roger: I have direct orders from the Emperor of Japan for you to get here as soon as possible.
Dan: Is this a joke? If this is a joke, it's not very funny, and I will hang up.
Roger: This is no joke. Sir, I'm dead serious.
Dan: ::long pause:: Aw, crap. Alright. What's the problem?
Roger: We have people starting to disappear from Crystal Lake Park. They go out for a walk, they turn up missing the next day.
Dan: They call that, "The Missing Persons List."
Roger: I know that, but this isn't just one person missing a night. People are disappearing in droves. Some of Japan's top scientists researched the area, and found little to nothing.
Dan: Still, what does this have to do with us?
Roger: One of the scientists was a Parapsychologist, and he got a huge EM surge, which had something to do with it. He said you guys were needed there because of it.
Dan: How are we going to get there?
Roger: We already have tickets wired to JFK. We're awaiting your arrival.
Dan: Alright. We'll be there as soon as we can. ::hangs up phone:: Yeech, this is ridiculous.
Dan stood up, and walked out of the bunkroom. He walked to the lab, knocked on the door, and stepped in. As he did, Ray and Egon quickly shoved objects into lock-boxes, and turned around to look at Dan...
Ray: What is it?
Dan: Meeting. Lounge area. Now.
Dan stepped out of the lab, and proceeded back towards the lounge area, where Peter and Winston were sitting on the couch, watching the news. Dan, Ray and Egon walked into the lounge. Ray and Egon took a seat on the couch, as Dan stood and spoke...
Dan: Ok boys, listen up. ::turns off TV:: The American Ambassador of Japan just called, and said we have to go to Tokyo.
Peter: Why?
Dan: Something about disappearing people in the park there. The guy said they were disappearing in flocks.
Ray: What does it have to do with ghosts?
Dan: He said something about a EM surge. I don't know how it connects. What does EM Radiation have to do with ghosts?
Egon stood from his seat, and pushed his glasses back up on his nose, as he was prepared to speak.
Egon: Remember the day I told you about how the equipment worked?
Dan: Vaguely. What about it?
Egon: Psychokinetic Energy is made of Electrons and Neutrons. EM Radiation is very similar to PKE, because of the characteristics of them both.
Dan: Ah. I know where you're getting at. EMR and PKE are both just fields of Electrons and Neutrons.
Egon: Precisely. Before I created the PKE meter, I used an EMF detector. Most Parapsychologists still use EMF detectors, as an aid for detection.
Winston: Look, we are a constant target for crank calls. Do you know if it was really a Tokyo call, or just a prank?
Dan: The guy said he wired plane tickets to JFK. Check to see if they're really there.
Peter: Hold on, I'll do it.
Peter got up from the couch, and walked to the phone on the top of the TV. He picked up the receiver, and dialed 411. After a moment, he spoke into the phone...
Peter: New York. JFK Airport, please. ::very long pause:: Yes, I would like to check reservations for plane tickets?... Ghostbusters?... Ok, I'll hold... ::pause:: Round trip for 5 to Tokyo?!?... Uh, no. Everything's fine. I was just a little surprised at how many I signed up:: nervous laugh::... Uh, yeah... Thank you. ::hangs up phone.:: They're really there!
Winston: I guess it's not a joke!
Dan: That's unless the airport is in on it!
Ray: And the odds on that are?
Egon: 3,000,000,000 to 1.
Dan: That was a rhetorical question, Speges.
Egon: Oh.
Ray: I guess we should start packing.
To Be Continued...
